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Bharangi / भारंगी / Blue Fountain Bush / Rotheca serrata (L.)
Other Names
- Local Name: Bharangi / भारंगी
- Common Name: Blue Fountain Bush
- Botanical Name: Rotheca serrata (L.)
Status & Habitat
- Habitat: Shrub
- Occurrence: Forests
- Season of Availability: Year-round
- Geography: South Asia
- Method of Propagation: Seed propagation or softwood cuttings
- Part used for Propagation: Seeds or softwood pieces
Edible Parts
- Edible Parts: Leaves
- Can be Eaten Raw: Yes
Method of Consumption
- Raw: No
- Ripe: No
- Both Raw & Ripe: No
- Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A
- As Food: Shoots roasted and used as a spice; other plant parts eaten raw.
- As Medicine: Used in ayurvedic medicine to treat snake bites, asthma, cholera, and fever.
- Cooking Method: Shoots roasted and used as a spice; other plant parts eaten raw.
- Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A
- Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: N/A
- Souring Agents Required: N/A
Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits
- Nutritional Benefit: Anti-bacterial and anti-oxidant properties.
- Medicinal Benefit: Helps treat snake bites, asthma, cholera, and fever.
Tribal Wisdom
- Tribal Wisdom: Used in ayurvedic medicine to treat snake bites, asthma, cholera, and fever.
Recipes / Usage
- Tribal Recipe / Usage: Young plant parts used to make salad.
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